action
[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]
1. 动作（影片、演员）
An action movie is a film in which a lot of dangerous and exciting things happen. An action hero is the main character in one of these films.
ADJ. 形容词
actions
1. [U 不可数名词] 行动
Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
双语例句
例：The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis.
该政府正在采取紧急行动来处理一次住房危机。
例：the only possible course of action.
唯一可能的行动方式。
2. [U 不可数名词] （军事）行动
The fighting which takes place in a war can be referred to as action.
双语例句
例：Our leaders have generally supported military action if it proves necessary.
我们的领导者们一般都支持必要军事行动的。
3. [C 可数名词] 行为
An action is something that you do on a particular occasion.
双语例句
例：As always, Peter had a reason for his action.
如往常一样，彼得对他的行为总有理由。
例：We are responsible for our own actions.
我们对自己的行动负责。
NOUN. 名词
out of action
1. （人）无法工作 , （物体）无法使用
If someone or something is out of action, they are injured or damaged and cannot work or be used.
双语例句
例：He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury.
他因膝部严重受伤已经16个月不能工作。
a piece of the action , a slice of the action
1. （为赚钱或彰显影响力而）插手
If someone wants to have a piece of the action or a slice of the action, they want to take part in an exciting activity or situation, usually in order to make money or become more important.
双语例句
例：In the late 1990s, investors big and small wanted a piece of the dot.com action.
在20世纪90年代末，投资者们无论大小都想在网络概念股中插一手。
put something into action
1. 将…付诸行动
If you put an idea or policy into action, you begin to use it or cause it to operate.
双语例句
例：They have excelled in learning the lessons of business management theory, and putting them into action.
他们在学习商业管理理论并将其付诸实践方面表现优异。
PHRASE. 习语
actions , actioning , actioned
1. [T 及物动词] 处理
If you action something that needs to be done, you deal with it.
双语例句
例：Documents can be actioned, or filed immediately.
这些文件可以立即处理或存档。
VERB. 动词
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